WEBVTT 16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA WAS INUTICA AND JOINS US LIVE WITHWHAT'S GOING ONNOW. JENNIFER.THAT'S RIGHT RYAN, PEOPLE WOKEUP TO ABOIL WATER ALERT THIS MORNING...AND WATERWASN'T FLOWING.PEOPLE IN UTICA WOKE UP WITHOUTWATERAFTER A WATER MAIN BREAK DRAINEDTHEIRWATER TOWER DRY."THE PEOPLE GETTING UP, GETTINGREADY TO GO TO WORK. ANDWITH THEM FINDING OUT THATTHEY'RENOT HAVING ANY WATER- AND THEPHONE JUST RINGING OFF THEHOOK.POLICE CHIEF TIMOTHY MYLES SAYSTHEYSTARTED LOSING WATER PRESSURELATETUESDAY NIGHT... THEY FOUND THELEAKYLINE THE NEXT MORNING ANDIMMEDIATELY STARTED FIXING IT.IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THATJUST HAPPENED. THATWE COULDN'T PREVENT." CREWS HADTHE WATER FLOWING AGAIN BYWEDNESDAY EVENING BUT THE ENTIRECITYREMAINS ON A BOIL WATER ALERT.FOLKS IN FONDREN ARE DEALINGWITH THEIROWN WATER WOES. A PIPE BURST ONOLDCANTON ROAD AND WOODELL STREET -SWAMPING THE AREA WITH MUDDYWATER."IT'S POURING OFF INTO THE CREEKLIKE A BIG WATERFALL RIGHT NOWTHROUGH THE DRAINS""IT WAS JUST -- THERE WAS ABREAK IN THE ASPHALT. THEWATER WAS BUBBLING UP. BUT THEREWASN'T A LOT AT THE TIME."BOTH THE BREAKS IN UTICA ANDFONDRENCAME LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER ABIGBREAK IN BYRAM CREWS HAD TOSHUTDOWN TERRY ROAD NEAR SIWELL ROADDURING RUSH HOUR WHILE THEYPATCHEDTHE HOLE. MORE THAN A DOZENNEARBY BUSINESS STILL UNDER ABOIL WATER ALERT.I NEVER SAW THIS, I'VE BEEN OUTHERE 13 YEARS. I HOPE MY WATERISSTILL ON. BYRAM PUBLIC WORKSSAYS THE HEAT COULD HAVE CAUSED16-INCHWATER PIPE LINE TO BREAK.MAYBE SHIFT IN SOIL. IT'S BEEN ALOT DRIER OVER THE LAST COUPLEOF WEEKS. AND IF YAZOO CLAY DOESANYTHING, IT'LL MOVE A LOT INTHOSE AREAS.AND A BOIL WATER ALERT IS STILLIN EFFECT FOR ALL THREE AREAS.ONCE THEY GET TWO STRAIGHT DAYSOFCLEAN TESTING THE CITY WILL LIFTTHEALERT.JENNIFER ORTEGA, 16 WAPT NEWS.THANKS JENNIFER...TONIGHT AT 10 - THE AUTOPSYRESULTS FOR MISSING MOM JESSICA